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Reader quoted in story re Minn. shootings

I'd say of the incident that is the focus of the story: his first shot at each would probably have been legally justifiable, his followup shots at the guy would be a call for the jury, but his followup shots on the female sound to be plainly over the line. (Not to mention that his story for those is unbelievable).

How many times have we heard police say "We are taught to keep shooting until we're sure the threat is gone."??? If it's good enough for the police to use those tactics against us, why can't we use those tactics against burglars?

What Carls said should be tested as to non-police civilians in shooting situations.
It goes hand in hand with, "use the same bullets the cops use in your self defense weapon." Silvertips, gold hollowpoint whatevers; use the same ones. It will likely be the same brand and model the prosecuting DA has in his own piece, issued for his own self defense.

I was tempted to stop reading after "Two kids break into a Minnesota man’s home on Thanksgiving" (I figured they got what they deserved) but, I wanted to know the age of the KIDS. 17 and 18 year olds look a lot like something other than KIDS when they break into your house.

When I read the rest of the article, I lost a lot of my sympathy for the shooter.

I would never shot to kill. I would only shot to stop the treat, as I know all of you here would.

Give a full statement to the police only after 24 hours and under supervision of council. Especially if you are dumb enough to shot to kill.

As to the home owner, well yes, he is the victim. When he said "I want him dead" that could simply mean that he wanted to make sure he was no longer a threat. Putting a handgun under the chin of the girl as she lies there helpless?

Regardless of the law, I find the home owners lack of respect for human life completely shocking.